Portfolio¶
[DEVENIR ANIMAL] concept¶
is a reflection on our current relationship with technology—especially social media. The project stems from a personal concern I’ve been developing: how these platforms have become part of the body, part of daily life, part of desire… but also part of exhaustion, anxiety, and dependence.
It’s estimated that between 20% and 30% of the global population shows problematic use of social media. Beyond the numbers, what interests me is how that relationship often feels like a form of taming: they shape us, reward us, regulate our mood and self-esteem. These platforms are designed to generate instant gratification, to keep us connected, while also creating a constant need for validation, for visibility, for being inside the algorithm.
The piece is presented as a wearable soft robotic harness that inflates progressively. At first, the inflation creates a pleasurable sensation—of stimulation, of containment, almost like a hug. But over time, that same gesture starts to suffocate, to restrict breathing and movement. This physical and emotional transformation aims to reveal the subtle shift from pleasure to overwhelm, from desire to saturation.
It’s a device that becomes almost a symbiotic body: it responds, it acts, it transforms the person wearing it. A reminder that what we use every day to “connect” is also reshaping us—often without us even realizing it.
Presentation¶
Video / Movie final project¶
References and influences¶
Books:
Cyborgs, Zombies and Chimeras: Essays on Technological Bodies – Collective compilation (multiple authors)
The Art Without Organs – Ana Gorostizu
Becoming a Work of Art – Boris Groys
Additional research:
YouTube videos and personal experiments on digital disconnection (people quitting social media for several days)
Talks and interviews with psychologists and specialists discussing problematic social media use, addiction, and digital mental health
PHOTOS¶
